Gettysburg+Address+Mr.+Tanner's+Period+Seven

These were our objective questions and the answers we came up with.

What is Lincoln’s opinion of the South? Why is the war very different than any other war in the U.S.? Is hope one of the tones of the speech? If so what is he hopeful for? What is the unfinished task Lincoln speaks of and why is it important to mention in the speech? How does Lincoln capture audience through rhetoric devices and appeals? What in the speech shows the American voice? Why is Lincoln’s speech remembered over Everett? ·  Lincoln’s was blunt and to the point ·  Everett was known as the rhetorician of America-so he might have been a lot harder for people to understand Lincoln took this time to reveal what he felt the motives of the war were. What were his motives? How does this fit in the American dream? What quote in the speech shows the American dream/ American voice the most? ·  The last quote “… that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth… ” shows parts of the American dream like: freedom, love of democracy, and hopefulness. That quote shows democracy and how the U.S. is doing what is right and we will continue to do it. It also shows the arrogance in the American voice, how we say that what we are doing is right and what we will continue to do. The U.S. voice is also rebellious and Lincoln stood up against the slowly changing social norm.
 * refuses to disown the south
 * states that all men are equal
 * refers to soldiers from both sides of the war
 * does not look down upon the south or criticize them
 * he never states who he wants to win but says how he wants equality for all men, and the sacrifices made, not to be in vain
 * All of the other wars are fought against other countries
 * This war we are fighting our own
 * Through research we discovered that several people fought against their own friends and family members
 * At this time this was the bloodiest battle fought
 * Yes he is hopeful
 * The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle fought yet, 51,000 people died
 * It affected the residents of Gettysburg, the stench of the dead was overbearing
 * To compete the war
 * For the union to win
 * And the South to be reunified with the war
 * His use of anaphora and repetition with the word we makes him seem that he is of the people and that he is with the people and not above them.
 * When he says “all men were created equal” this shows enlightenment
 * How Lincoln wants south to reunite shows how the puritans want to function as a whole. Thought that al together they made up the a body, and they all participated in making the body work and function properly
 * Everett’s speech was two hours long
 * Lincoln’s speech was more like 4 minutes
 * He went after Everett, and made his point blunt
 * He wanted to reunite the South
 * Whether America could survive on the beliefs they created
 * How the U.S. needs to be united in preserving the ideas and beliefs the country was founded on.
 * Lincoln talks about everyone being equal
 * One of the main reasons of the war was to free the slaves